Lenovo ThinkServer TD340 - Connecting the Cables

2Mini-SASsignalcableconnector1
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcable.
3Mini-SASsignalcableconnector0
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcable.
Connectingthecables
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonthefollowingcableconnections:
•Connectingthemini-SASsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothehot-swaphard-disk-drive
backplanes.See“Connectingthemini-SASsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothehot-swap
hard-disk-drivebackplanes”onpage43.
•Connectingthemini-SASsignalcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothehot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplanes.
See“Connectingthemini-SASsignalcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothehot-swaphard-disk-drive
backplanes”onpage44.
•ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtotheexpandercard,andthenfromtheexpandercardtothe
hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplanes.See“ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtotheexpandercard,
andthenfromtheexpandercardtothehot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplanes”onpage45
.
•ConnectingtheSATAsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothenon-hot-swapharddiskdrives.See
“ConnectingtheSATAsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothenon-hot-swapharddiskdrives”on
page47
.
Connectingthemini-SASsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothehot-swap
hard-disk-drivebackplanes
Toconnectthemini-SASsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplanes,dothefollowing:
1.Useonemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectoneconnectorofthemini-SASsignalcabletothe
SASconnector0-3onthesystemboard.Then,connecttheotherconnectorofthemini-SASsignal
cabletothemini-SASsignalcableconnector0onthe2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplaneor
onthe3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane.The3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane
isinstalledonthelowerhard-disk-drivecage.
2.Ifyouhaveuptofour3.5-inchSATAhot-swapharddiskdrivesinstalled,youalsocanusethemini-SAS
signalcablethathasfourSATAportsandoneSerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output(SGPIO)port.
a.Connectthemini-SASconnector1tothemini-SASsignalcableconnector0onthe3.5-inch
hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane.Thebackplaneisinstalledonthelowerhard-disk-drivecage.
b.ConnectthefourSATAports3-6totheSATAconnectors0-3onthesystemboard.
c.ConnecttheSGPIOport2totheSATASGPIOconnectoronthesystemboard.
Figure26.Mini-SASsignalcablewithfourSATAportsandoneSATASGPIOport
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